The Southern Vampire Mysteries, also known as
The True Blood Novels and
The Sookie Stackhouse Novels, is a series of books written by
bestselling author
Charlaine Harris. The first installment,
Dead Until Dark (2001), won the
Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001 and later served as the source material for the
HBO drama series
True Blood (2008–2014). The book series has been
retronymed the
True Blood Series upon reprinting, to capitalize on the television adaptation.